Father used his fists a lot Though never on the kids On the walls and the furniture and the doors and the mailbox and the fence and the neighbors and random people on the street and strangers in the bar and a few times the poor dog and one time on mother He was the childhood’s villain To defeat him one had to become a hero and becoming a hero took time And today after all this time the villain of childhood was dead He died at the hands of some other character, a neutral one A cop who told him to drop to the ground and father didn’t so he got shot That was it The end of his saga Utterly unsatisfactory anticlimactic disappointing just bad There was no final showdown between hero and villain because those things only happen in childhood and childhood had ended a long time ago
everything after childhood is just “grey”. Nothing is black and white, it’s all grey.
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Well said…
(´ ͡༎ຶ ͜ʖ ͡༎ຶ )
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Powerful words. I too had a childhood villain .
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Thank you!
I hope you gave the villain a good fight.
(っゝωᗜ)っ
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I beat the villain with love and forgiveness. It took a while though!
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That’s the best kind of victory
ヾ( ・ω・o )
Thanks for sharing 🙂
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Hi
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How are you doing today
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https://navmeenkhot009.wordpress.com/2021/07/03/three-questions/ Do give my blog a read too. Thanks in advance 🙏😊
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How are you doing today
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Yeah at times it is… but we have to colour of life at times aswell
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*our
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yes, it’s colorful for sure.
but when it comes to wrongs and rights, that becomes a grey area, a blur
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Hmmmm…
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Couldn’t agree more
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Yes
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If only there was an empathetic button like a like button but conveying empathy I would press it, alas a comment will have to do.
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(/¯◡ ‿ ◡)/¯ Thank you! That’s very kind.
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Wonderfully bittersweet.
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Thanks! (⁎˃ᆺ˂)
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So relatable to so many.
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(o・_・)ノ”(ᴗ_ ᴗ。)
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Ugh – my comment got erased, sorry – meant to put “hugs” : (
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(っ╹◡╹)っ⊂(╹ω╹⊂)
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I hope this isn’t real
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You’re in luck then \(•ᴗ•)/
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Good to see that you’ve ended it on a stark realty. We are the villains and the heroes.
Childhood is a time when everything looks bigger and grander. Maybe because of the immaturity.
But tough childhoods often leave us with nothing but harsh realty. Nothing childish about this. 🙂
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Indeed, some childhoods are darker than others, and some can barely be called childhoods, but no matter how they are, they all have a touch of magic.
It’s what helps their subjects get to the next day and make sense of senseless things.
(∩ ͡° ͜ʖ ͡° )⊃━☆゚ Many childhoods play out exactly like reading a novel in the magical realism genre (for better or worse).
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Very well said!
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Bad dad 😕
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Agreed
☆゚°.* ᕕ( ⌐■_■ )ᕗ
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great one, karma kicked his ass 😉
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Thanks!
It sure did
三ヾ(ヽ*ω*)┌┛
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Well written
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Thank you!
\(•ᴗ•)/
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A solid and sad poem.
Gwen.
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Thank you for checking it out, Gwen
(。^‿^。)
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WOW! Loved it!
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Thank you! (^_^)
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You are most welcome!
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Bonjour
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Superb
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Powerful! 🙂
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( ◕◡◕)っ Thank you!
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Hi
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Hello
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Hi
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Beautifully written. Love it
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Thank you! ( ๑>ᴗ<๑ )
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Villians are born to wake up these heroes..
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Indeed they are
─=≡Σ((( つ◕ل͜◕)つ
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Nice
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Thank you (^_^)
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Hmmm
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Nice poem😄😄(❁´◡`❁)
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Thank you!
(๑*ᗜ*)
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ヾ(^-^)ノ
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I’m sorry.
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It’s ok, Sarah. At the end of the day it’s nothing but fiction
(つ▀_▀)つ
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Very nice
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(╹∀╹) Thank you!
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Nice
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Thanks 🙂
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Woah, this was an unexpected dark twist. This was a nice bittersweet poem, btw!
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Thank you! (◕‿◕)
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You’re welcome!
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That’s what life is all about, ‘The Hero’s Journey’.
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ʕノ•ᴥ•ʔノ Yep. And some are more exciting than others…
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& some not exciting at all..
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Indeed (˶′◡‵˶)
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Was that inspired by your own?
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Nope, not really. It’s all just fiction :))
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Beautifully written, hats off to ya!
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Thanks! \(•ᴗ•)/
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nice
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omgosh i love this
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ʕっ• ᴥ • ʔっ Thank you!
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A child’s mind ..pure and unadulterated…understands them all..the villains and the heroes…the good and the bad…forms opinions though hardly expresses..
All of us have our heroes and villains…some villains die some live with us..some live in us..
Very well articulated..
🌹🌹🙏
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The worse case scenario is when we become the villains for others…
It’s the one scenario we should avoid at all costs.
ʘ‿ʘ
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🙏🙏
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I also don’t want to left my childhood, but this is life, with breathe and without breathe.
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Yep, leaving childhood is truly one of life’s hardest challenges
ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ
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yes,it is.
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Realistic
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Thank you, Roy! (′ꈍωꈍ‵)
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Please read and like my first blog.
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I try, but clicking the name leads to a blank page…
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Ohhhk
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Deep
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Thanks! ( o˘◡˘o)
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Childhood villains never leave memories so relatable , nicely written.
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(っ˘̩ ╭╮˘̩)っ Thanks!
It’s true, they never leave our memories. And we shouldn’t strive to forget them, rather we should seek to create new memories. Pleasant ones this time. No matter what happened in the past, or where we come from, we have the power to create new memories that are so nice they totally eclipse the bad ones 🙂
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Very well said 👏🙂🌼
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My father was always glad to knock me around. He did it quite regularly, and would always find a reason even though there wasn’t a real one. There’s never a true reason for hurting anyone….especially children!
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(.づ◡﹏◡)づ.
Sending you a virtual hug, Ricky.
You’re very right. Never a true reason for hurting anyone.
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This is an interesting and bittersweet poem. I hope it isn’t real.
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(୨୧•͈ᴗ•͈)◞ Thank you!
And it’s okay, the poem is entirely fictional 🙂
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Love the name of your site!
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Thanks! (人^ᴗ^)
It’s my dream as well as (part of) my reality :))
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Powerful words depicting the grim reality and harshness that is ‘life’
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(◕‿◕) Thank you for checking it out!
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Much love!
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Much love!
(´∩。• ᵕ •。∩`) ♡
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I enjoyed reading it, whether true story or not.
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ʕづ•ᴥ•ʔづ Thank you! Much appreciated 🙂
The story, by the way, is nothing but fiction. As are all the others I write :))
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Okay, l get it.
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Yes
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Beautifully penned. I hope children are fine now. I felt like your words were real as if it is happened.
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Thank you! ʕ·ᴥ·ʔ
Even though it’s all fictional
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Its really good. Keep writing!!
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٩( ^ᴗ^ )۶ Thanks!
Will do 🙂
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Well written 👍
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(◍•ᴗ•◍) Thank you!
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Hero must have felt guilty for not getting the final showdown. Would he still consider himself a hero ?
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He’s still a hero
─=≡Σ((( つ◕ل͜◕)つ
But if he can bring himself to forgive the villain… he’ll be a hero as well as a saint
†_(゚ー゚*)β
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These are the powerful words.
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(☞^o^) ☞ Thank you!
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👁 👃 👁
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Words💯👏
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(⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄)⁄
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Beautifully written!
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◉‿◉ Thank you!
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Truly written
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(* ̄∇ ̄*)
Thank you for checking it out!
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I love this
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(─‿‿─) Thank you!
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Please follow back
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Done 🙂
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Awsome but everything after child hood is seen worng
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The childhood was there. And the now is here
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Yep, it’s important to know the distinction
(ㆆ ᴗㆆ)
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Sometimes yeah
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Powerful stuff
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Thank you!
(´,,•ω•,,`)
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It makes me cry. 😭
You have told a lot, in brief.
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Thank you very much for checking it out!
Very much appreciated
٩( ^//ᴗ//^ )۶
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DAMN this
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( ^◡^)っ
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Wow! This is powerful, Bogdan!
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( o˘◡˘o) Many thanks, Susi 🙂
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You are very welcome!
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awesome
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Fantastic…
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Thank you! (๑>◡<๑)
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Hlo
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Reblogged this on I Write Her and commented:
A powerful read for anyone with a dysfunctional childhood, definitely one for me.
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(.づ◡﹏◡)づ. Thank you!
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My pleasure!
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This was so powerful! Thank you for sharing.
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(๑╹ᆺ╹ ) Thank you for checking it out!
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Amazing
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Thank you! ʕ •ᴥ•ʔ
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Wlcm
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Plz follow me
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Isn’t that sad! :,(
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(っ˘̩ ╭╮˘̩)っ It is
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Villain, or the bogey man that no one knows about. Is that why I’m afraid of the dark? Either way insomnia has taking over. Can’t wait until daylight
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This piece really hit me in the gut. It tells a tale not unlike mine. I am especially impressed by the conclusion that the “hero” was denied his “showdown” with the villain. Great imagery.
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ヽ(•‿•)ノ Thank you, Steven!
Much appreciated 🙂
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Revisiting this lovely poem, still drawing me in.
Gwen.
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ʕ๑→ᴥ←๑ʔ Thank you, Gwen!
Very much appreciated 🙂
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You are so awesome! I don’t suppose I’ve truly read through a single thing like this before. So great to discover another person with genuine thoughts on this issue. Really.. thanks for starting this up. This website is one thing that is needed on the internet, someone with a bit of originality!
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